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WaiteArmstrong
WaiteArmstrong

Reputation: 49

Trying to write a small C# application implementing the Twitter API

I am relatively new to C# and I am trying to write an application that reads all of the latest tweets from a user and spits out a list of the links to a text file.

Would I just need the twitter API and streamwriter? Is there anything I am overlooking?

This will be my first useful app and I am trying to figure out if I am getting over my head here.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 290

Answers (1)

Linvi
Linvi

Reputation: 2087

I am the developer of Tweetinvi which is Portable Class Library allowing you to access Twitter REST API very simply.

Would I just need the twitter API and streamwriter? Is there anything I am overlooking?

In theory it would be the case but there are many things you need to consider when accessing the Twitter API. Authentication, not documented endpoints, not documented parameters, fields that have different type of values based on the enpoint (e.g. string vs. int)... Tweetinvi will take care of this for you and in addition you will have a access to a set of tools simplifying your life (e.g. RateLimits).

By using a wrapper you won't have to consider any of the problems you can encounter from the Twitter API.

Here is an example of what you want to achieve:

Auth.SetUserCredentials("CONSUMER_KEY", "CONSUMER_SECRET", "ACCESS_TOKEN", "ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET");
var userId = 1577389800;
var userLatestTweets = Timeline.GetUserTimeline(userId);

Upvotes: 1

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